Post Your Workstation Pics!

[Torrey Loomis]

Suite at the old studios at Silverado. New studio pics when the new Apple Hexacores are released...

Torrey
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[Neil Larson]

Here is a pic of ours, nothing special, we still need to work a little on the lighting and I want to switch out the samsung LCD for a panisonic plasma. We built the desk ourselves and are working on building a second desk for our other workstation. We painted the wall a certian grey from sherman williams that I saw some where on a forum its a lot cheaper that the real calibrated grey paint:blush5:

Thanks so much for posting the specs of this workstation. I'm currently building it and am very excited to have it finished!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3klBjjTFRrFYdGZPakApGw?feat=directlink

 

[Jonathan Stevenson]

Torrey, this is sweet. What's the material on the back wall? I assume it's for sound dampening? Also, what kind of desk is that?

 

[John Saunders]

Thanks so much for posting the specs of this workstation. I'm currently building it and am very excited to have it finished!

No problem I have gotten so much valuable info off of this forum it is nice to give something back.


The workstation next to it that I didn't show....

I'm currently working on a smaller desk design for it.


Our panasonic for review and testing outputs.

And if some one in the wash dc area wants a good deal on a sony crt we have 2 PGM-200R1U that are just taking up space.

 

[Anson Fogel]

Desks - Middle Atlantic MDV Series

Desks - Middle Atlantic MDV Series

I can't say enough about Middle Atlantic MDV series (not the more expensive studio series) furniture - built like a tank, the right color, the right riser options - and as they are the world' leading maker of racks, all kinds of options to rack rails and mounting. And cheap.

No pictures, but my studio is built around it.

B&H sells it, as do lots of others - link to their site at

http://www.middleatlantic.com/studio/mdv/mdvovr.htm

 

[Jonathan Stevenson]

Man, I wish good workstation desks didn't cost $4000. They're made from Amazonian trees or something? Kind of true with any decently made desk I suppose...

 

[Robert Frank]

Man, I wish good workstation desks didn't cost $4000. They're made from Amazonian trees or something? Kind of true with any decently made desk I suppose...

I've always had sticker shock with prices for office furniture in general.

Honestly, I don't see how any of these MDF type furniture have $4000 worth of value. I've built quite a number of studios as a consultant and also for my own use and this is usually the point where both myself and the client look at the numbers and really question the cost/benefit ratio.

 

[Jonathan Stevenson]

I've always had sticker shock with prices for office furniture in general.

Honestly, I don't see how any of these MDF type furniture have $4000 worth of value. I've built quite a number of studios as a consultant and also for my own use and this is usually the point where both myself and the client look at the numbers and really question the cost/benefit ratio.

Can you offer any advice on building a good basement studio? I don't know if you read my original post at the start of the thread, but we're hoping to turn our basement into an awesome studio. Since you've built a few, maybe you have some good insights?

 

[Anson Fogel]

My furniture did not cost 4 grand

My furniture did not cost 4 grand

The studio furniture we have did not cost 4 grand for a desk, each piece is in the 400-600 dollar range, our complete system - corner desk w/riser and 2 rack bays, side desk w/riser and 2 rack bays, rack with riser and other accessories was under 2 grand all together as I recall...and

 

[Torrey Loomis]

Torrey, this is sweet. What's the material on the back wall? I assume it's for sound dampening? Also, what kind of desk is that?

JS,

Actually, the material on the back is just black foam core! I bought it at the local art shop so I could blacken the suite--there is a huge window right behind the foam core. However, we couldn't build a wall against the window, so we just inserted the black foam core and a few cuts made it fit in perfectly.

The console is from Winsted. Its their 94" digital desk with shelf:

http://www.winsted.com/l3_mediaworkstations_digitaldesks.htm

We sell them for about $2500 plus freight. Fairly easy to setup yourself if you've done Ikea-level work before.

Torrey
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Torrey Loomis
President & CEO - Silverado Systems, Inc.
(916) 760-0032 • FAX (916) 404-5258
torrey@silverado.cc
Web http://www.Silverado.cc
Blog http://silveradosys.blogspot.com
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/silveradosys

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[Grinner Hester]

Grinner, are those seperate waveform displays under the 2 LCD's? What kind of LCD's are those as well? Love the old school CRT. I need one of those as well.

those are oldschool Tektronix scopes. Still a requirement if in Avid land.
You are more than welcome to the old CRT monitor. While I paid several thousand dollars for it back int he day, I can't seem to get 300 bucks for it today. lol
gimme 150 bucks plus shipping and it's yours, man. Still works like new. Internal and external sync and all the bells and whistles of yesterday's broadcast monitor.

 

[Grinner Hester]

This is really awesome! Is the desk custom? I love the setup.

yeah. I had a bay window to fill and a client's husband made me a great deal on making it to spec.
I recently moved my studio and here's the new set up:
http://grinnerhester.com/NewDigs.html

I like this a lot. Veeery low overhead and I'm no longer giving the client the back of my head. Much better.